Chapter 54: Leaving the Forest of Despair

At nine o'clock in the evening, at the edge of the Forest of Despair.

The sky was getting darker, but the smoke around me was clearing, and bright stars appeared in the sky, shimmering faintly.

At this time, they had come to the outskirts of the Desperate Forest, and there were no dangers along the way, encountering several battles, plus a whole day of travel, each of them was almost exhausted, and finally found traces of the activities of human adventurers...... A series of human footprints.

"I advise you not to appear in the field of human vision, and hurry back to the dark region, that's where you should stay" Mu Yue suddenly said to Ayton, her expression was complicated, and there was a trace of shame in her eyes.

"What do you mean, we've finally come here, and you're going to call us back?" said Ariel

"The surface world is not where you should be, don't worry, I swear I won't tell you where your lair is. ”

"Are you afraid that we will be killed by others because of our identity as dark elves?" A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Ayton's mouth, it seems that Mu Yue is not so cold-blooded.

"If you know, let's leave quickly" Mu Yue turned her head, not daring to look into Ayton's eyes again.

She knew that once the dark elves were exposed, a large number of people would immediately surround her, but she deliberately didn't tell Ayton in order to use his and Ariel's power to help her and Illuria escape from the Forest of Despair.

It turns out that only her and Iluri's words can't be separated from the Forest of Despair. At this time, they were about to leave the Forest of Despair, but she let them go back the way they came, which was tantamount to letting them go back to die.

She felt a little mean, not even as good as the two dark elves she had always thought were despicable.

"Brother Ayton, if you can...... Would you like to come and live in our Flower Language Forest? Ilully whispered suddenly.

"It is absolutely impossible for you forest elf elders to let a dark elf live in the Flower Language Forest. Mu Yue's words were like cold water and were mercilessly sprinkled on the head of the forest girl elf.

"I'll beg mine...... Elder, big brother saved me," Iruli's voice became even lower.

"Hmph, whether your elders agree or not, you have traveled so far to the Flower Language Forest, how can you ensure that you will not be discovered by others along the way. ”

"And Ayton, I advise you not to think about sending Eruli, your presence around her will only make her more dangerous. ”

"No...... Big brother and Sister Ariel are such good people" Iruli had already grabbed one of Ayton's arms at some point, tears flashing in her eyes, as if she was dissatisfied with Ayton's unfair fate: "Why are these two people who just want to live an ordinary life still hostile to other people, is it because of the identity of the dark elves?"

"Iluli, I will do what I promised. Ayton stroked Illuri's head and said softly. "And I didn't give you that ring, how could I just leave. ”

“...... Thank you, but ......," Illuria looked frustrated.

Ayton smiled, reached into his arms with his right hand and grasped the Dark Orb, infusing it with magical power, and as soon as his thoughts moved, a puff of black smoke enveloped him and Ariel, and then immediately dispersed.

Suddenly, Mu Yue and Yi Luli were stunned. I saw that the original silver hair and red faces of the two of them had turned black, and even the long ears unique to the elves had become human ears, and their faces had only changed slightly.

"Then you don't have to worry about it. Ayton laughed. Through his previous conversations with Mu Yue, he learned that the Oriental people rarely showed their heads on the Dawning Continent and belonged to the more mysterious type, which was exactly what he needed, so he and Ariel decided to 'disguise' the faces of the Oriental people, so that it would not attract attention, but also to remember the black hair and black eyes in their previous lives.

"You actually have such a treasure?" Mu Yue couldn't believe it, she hadn't heard of any magic that could change her appearance before, only of any disguise techniques...... Through some drug powder, he changes his appearance, but if you look closely, you can still see the traces of camouflage, and Ayton and Ariel can't see the traces of disguise at all, and they want to be pure Oriental races.

"I suddenly have some doubts that you came to the surface on purpose to prepare some kind of conspiracy. Mu Yue stared at Ayton scrutinically.

“...... If I had a conspiracy, I would not have chosen to come out with you, and I would not have used this power in front of you......"

“...... It's also "Mu Yue looked at Ayton with a complicated expression, thinking to herself if he and Ariel really wanted to live an ordinary life.

"Let's go quickly, or we won't be able to catch up with the nearby towns" Ayton glanced at the sky, it is said that some cities will close their gates in the middle of the night, and he doesn't want to sleep in the open......

At ten o'clock in the evening, Black Rock City, a small and medium-sized city closest to the Forest of Despair in the Kingdom of Bright Blue, but because it is on the verge of the mysterious Forest of Despair, there is an endless stream of adventurers coming to adventure every day, and it is one of the most populated cities.

Unlike the night in the Dark Cave, the night sky is exceptionally bright tonight due to the rain during the day, and the road is lined with unknown insect chirping.

At this time, Ayton and his party were standing outside the city gate...... The northwest wind is blowing.

"Please go back, our city lord has an order, and the city gate shall not be opened after nine o'clock...... There is a small village not far from here, where you can stay for the night, and then enter the city tomorrow morning. A guard stood on the city wall and shouted coldly, although he was a little surprised by the appearance of the three girls, and could not bear to let them sleep in the wilderness, but if they violated the military order, they would be beheaded.

"Got it" Ayton looked at the ten-meter-high wall and the siege ballbow on the wall, gave up the idea of sneaking in, and turned to leave......

"Looks like we're going to have to sleep out in the wilderness tonight. Ayton said helplessly, it is estimated that everyone has fallen asleep by this time...... And they don't have tents, only three sets of bedding, and if they sleep on the road, they can't afford to lose their face, and if they sleep in the forest, they will be bitten by mosquitoes.

"I went to see if there was a good place to live. After Mu Yue finished speaking, she got up and flew into the sky. Ayton wasn't worried about anything wrong with her, although the Wing Clan rarely moved in human territory, most of the humans had heard of the Wing Clan, so they wouldn't treat her as an outlier. But Ayton...... If it shows its original appearance, it will definitely be attacked by a group.

"Brother, is that the human wall, what's the use?" asked Ariel, curious, everything in the surface world made her feel fresh, and she had been staring at the wall for a long time.

"This wall has many uses, it can maintain law and order, show majesty, and so on...... But mainly to defend against foreign enemies. ”

"Big Brother ......"

"What's wrong?

"If I go back to the Forest of Flowers...... Will we meet again?" said Iluri's eyes, with a sense of reluctance.

It's hard to see each other again. He began to plan to send Iluri to the outskirts of the forest and leave, because he had heard that there was an enchantment outside the Flower Language Forest, which was heavily defended, and the aura of the dark elves was very sensitive to them, and if their identities were revealed, it might have a great impact on Ilully.

"If you listen to the elders and don't get caught by the dark elves again, we should meet again. Ayton could only give her this empty promise, Iruli had said before that she had been caught sneaking out to play alone, and it was obvious that she was supposed to be a naughty child at home, and then she became a little timid after being caught.

"Hmm...... I'll be sure to come to you and Sister Ariel when my mom gives me permission to leave the Flower Language Forest."

"Why don't you go back and live with us," Ariel said aloud, Eliri's healing magic had helped them immensely along the way, and the two of them had almost fully recovered from their injuries from being hit by the Emerald Man-Eating Python.

"Ariel, Ilully must have been away from home for so long, her parents must be worried, and they must let her go back. ”

"Brother, how do you know that her parents are worried. Ariel said leisurely, they dark elves have no parents.

"Sister Ariel, I want you to say that about my mother," Ilully said suddenly.

"Don't worry, Ilully, she'...... Not intentionally. Ayton said hurriedly as he stood in front of Ariel.

“...... Hmm" Ilully whispered, her eyes showing a hint of sadness, and it seemed that she was homesick. The reluctance to love her friends and the longing for her family are always entangled in the depths of Iluri's heart, and she doesn't know what choice to make, so she can only take one step at a time, and now there is still a long way to go from home.

At this time, Mu Yue's figure appeared in the night sky.

"I found the village that the humans were talking about, but the lights were out, but there was a small house nearby, and it was still lit, and I didn't know if its owner would allow us to stay for the night. ”

"Go and ask, Ariel and Ilully are so cute, that person must be willing. ”

"Isn't this simple, brother, if he doesn't agree, just kill that person, this place is so remote that no one should find out. ”

The corners of the other three's mouths twitched...... It's too ruthless

At half past ten o'clock in the evening, a two-story wooden house was built alone in this wilderness, and there was still a little light in the house, which seemed very deserted.

There is still some distance in the Despair Forest in this place, but it will still be attacked by a few low-level demonic beasts from time to time.

Either the owner of this house is ostracized by many people and is not allowed to live in a nearby township, or the owner of this house has some strength, likes to be clean and lives a leisurely and isolated life, and if Ayton didn't have the Dark Orb, he and Ariel might have lived this kind of life.

"There's a little weird in this place, let's sleep in the wilderness," Ayton said cautiously.

The other three nodded, and were about to turn to leave, when the direction of the house opened, and a petite figure ran out of it.

"Who is it?" came a crisp voice.

Ayton frowned and turned away. They didn't do anything bad to run away, and their group was indeed a little tired. But how did she find out about them, and how did they make a big move?

"We just happened to pass by, and when we saw that the house was still lit, we wanted to stay for one night, but if we bothered, we would say goodbye. ”

"Oh, so you're just looking for a place to live," a masked girl in a white tunic and a short skirt came out of the shadows, listening to the voice, and judging by her size, she should be a little girl of twelve.

"Hey, you have... Wings!Are you the legendary Wing Clan?" the little girl suddenly looked at Mu Yue and said in amazement.

“...... Hmm" The corners of Mu Yue's mouth twitched, what is the legendary Wing Clan, the Wing Clan is also one of the five major races in the Dawn Continent!

Of course, the main reason is that this girl has never seen much of the world and has been living in this poor countryside.

"Hey, sister, why are your ears pointed? Are you a forest elf, I heard that you both live in the flower language forest in the east...... Hey, are you Oriental, I heard that Oriental people's pupil color is black. Even through the mask, Ayton could feel the curious sparkle in the girl's eyes.

"Wow, I was so lucky today"

"Starry Night!, what's going on?" a woman's voice came.

"Mom, it's a magic alert touched by a wing clan, a forest elf, and two orientals, not a magical beast. The girl turned her head and said loudly, and her waist-length white hair was instantly exposed to everyone's eyes. Defenseless.

Ayton looked around, and sure enough, there were a lot of magic inscriptions on some of the surrounding trees, which was probably what the girl said was a magic alert.

A beautiful woman came out of the hut and immediately let down her guard when she saw that there were only four young adventurers, three of whom were girls.

"Good evening, adventurers, what's the matter with you coming here so late?" After a day's journey, the four of Ayton were all dusty at this time, and their bodies were stained with a faint blood stain of demonic beasts, very much like adventurers in Black Rock City.

"Oh, since we went back late, Black Rock City has closed its gates, and we were looking for a place to spend the night, and I happened to be passing by here. ”

"Mom, can you let them live here, they're not bad people" Starry Night looked at the woman, and there was a hint of pleading in her voice. It seems that I haven't had contact with outsiders for too long, and I want to take the opportunity to understand the outside world, but I'm afraid my mother won't allow it.

“...... Well, you can stay with me for the night, but you must leave at once tomorrow morning," the woman, who knew her daughter's intentions, relented and agreed.

"Thank you very much, my name is Ayton, she is my sister Ariel, this is Mu Yue and Eruli. Ayton said. At the same time, I felt the simplicity of the mother and daughter.

"My name is Ruth, you can just call me Aunt Ruth, this is my daughter Starry Night, let's go in first. ”

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